Reagan Mondale kickoff clashes over age and patriotism
The 1984 race opens with Reagan casting his opponents as old fashioned while Mondale and Ferraro attack his self styled patriotism. Campaign swings hit New York California Utah and Wisconsin as both sides rally large crowds and critics.
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Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
Country Club
Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
New York
California
Salt Lake City
National Convention of the American Legion
Long Beach
San Jose
Utah
Orange County
Calif
Montreal Station Explosion Kills Three Injured Forty One
Workers cleared rubble at Montreal Central Station after an explosion killed three and injured 41 as about 150 people queued for a train to Ottawa. Police arrested 65 year old Thomas Brigham of Rochester in connection with 50 anonymous threat notes about John Paul II, banks, insurance firms and governments mailed since April.
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Montreal
Pope John Paul II
Ottawa
Canada
Central Station
Jacques Grondines
Thomas Brigham
Rochester
N.Y
John Paul
Most Of Passengers Crew Leave Iraq After Hijacking
Nearly all 189 Iranian passengers and 11 crew members aboard the Iran Air Airbus commandeered August 28 flew out of Baghdad on a Red Cross charter Dutch DC-10. The hijacked plane carried 206 people when seized over Iran.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iran
Red Cross
Foreign Ministry
Three I 95 shootings worry motorists in Connecticut
Three shootings targeting motorists on Interstate 95 in Fairfield County Connecticut have raised concerns among toll collectors and drivers. One attack ended in a fatality as authorities investigate a string of seemingly random assaults on the busy New York City to New England corridor.
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Stratford, Conn
Connecticut
Fairfield County
New York City
New England
Oil Firms Lead Lobbying Spend On Natural Gas Prices
Oil and gas companies led lobbying spending in the past year, with outlays surpassing 3.6 million dollars as they pressured Congress over government control of natural gas prices. Through the Natural Gas Supply Association, they topped quarterly spending lists in three of the last four quarters reported in the Congressional Record.
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Washington
Natural Gas Supply Association
Congressional Record
Congress Faces Budget Drive as Campaigns Heat Up
Congress returns amid presidential campaigns with 22 days to act on nine fiscal 1985 funding bills and a possible continuing resolution. Republicans push economy crime and defense rhetoric while Democrats threaten sharper floor battles before the fall elections for all 435 House seats and 33 Senate seats.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Republican
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Defense, Agriculture and Treasury Departments
C-Span
House of Representatives
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
House Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Kremlin leadership fractures as Gromyko dominates policy
Former NSA adviser Brent Scowcroft says Chernenko’s illness and split leadership leave Gromyko in control of Soviet foreign policy. He warns Washington not to rush to talks and suggests cautious engagement at the UN as relations grow rigid and nuclear talks stall.
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Washington
Kremlin
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Brent Scowcroft
Chernenko
Scowcroft
Gromyko
United States
Reagan
Eral
New York
Air Force
Moscow
Stalin
Khadafy Signals Warming Ties With West Through Morocco Pact
In Tripoli diplomats say Muammar Khadafy’s surprise treaty with Morocco signals a move to end Libya’s isolation from the Arab world, Africa, and possibly the West. They note releases of British detainees, outreach to Western visitors, and Hassan II’s role as a potential bridge in regional diplomacy.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Morocco
Khadafy
Hassan II
United States
U.S
France
Chad
Hassan
Chicago man wins $40 million lottery prize
Michael Wittkowski, 28, the Illinois Lotto winner, says he will keep his 20 year $2 million yearly payout and return to his $20,000 a year printing job. He plans to share the winnings with family and may buy Cubs playoff tickets while paying bills and deciding future plans.
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Chicago
Michael Wittkowski
Wittkowski
Illinois
Chicago Cub
California
New Jersey
Michael Jones
Donald Pollak
Northwest Side
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours Information
Contact and office hours for the Aiken Standard are listed with phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising. The offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Rate information appears in fragmented form.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers Provided as a Service by Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard presents a compiled list of emergency contact numbers for police fire medical and utilities. The provider offers updated dial codes and local agency contacts to aid residents in urgent situations and routine safety planning.
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Fran Pappas
Aiken
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Aiken County
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Graniteville
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Salley
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